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Eleven cases of endophthalmitis occurring after vitreore-tinal surgery are described. At Moorfields Hospital, London, from 1986 to 1990 the incidence of endophthalmitis after explant surgery with or without drain was 0.19% and after vitrectomy was 0.15%. We conclude that the parity may be due to the intraocular instrumentation of most conventional retinal detachment repair procedures. The best indicator of poor prognosis was speed of onset of symptoms, those with rapid evolution having the worst outcome; 2 of these cases were enucleated. Those presenting at 2-3 days had the best outcome, consistent with infection due to a less virulent organism. Delays in diagnosis were in part due to the posterior location of signs of infection. Potential risk factors amenable to prophylactic strategy were identified in 10 of the 11 patients. Supplementary prophylaxis using ciprofloxacin or imipenem is proposed for cases with an identifiable risk factor. After systemic administration these antibiotics achieve vitreous levels that exceed the MIC90 of the commonest causative pathogens.
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Bacon, A., Davison, C., Patel, B. et al. Infective endophthalmitis following vitreoretinal surgery. Eye 7, 529–534 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1038/eye.1993.115
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